Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank Mr. Lemire, as well, for the discussions we've had. We may still be at a stalemate. I'm hoping we can find a way to resolve this.
The challenge, Mr. Chair, is the amendment as it's written. It is absolutely 100%, without argument, impossible to fulfill that time frame under ATIP rules—the 30 days. We're literally talking about millions of documents and millions of dollars to produce those documents. We're trying to work with Mr. Lemire to find a way of getting a realistic ask that will provide him with the information he's looking for.
If the committee were to adopt this motion as it is, we will be putting forward something that I think we know will fail, which is not a realistic expectation for this committee.
If we can't resolve something, we should come back Monday and deal with this motion. Maybe we can continue to work with Mr. Lemire so that, in good faith, we can try to get him the information he's looking for. However, in good conscience, we know that if this motion passes on the floor, it cannot be fulfilled. Then it looks like the motion wasn't fulfilled, but we all know, in good conscience, that we cannot produce millions of documents in 30 days.